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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Merry Christmas

“In those days a decree went out
from Caesar Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the
first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all went to be
enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the
town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem,
because he was of the house of and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary,
his betrothed, who was with child. While they were there, the time came for her
to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in
swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them
in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and
keeping watch over their flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them, and
they were struck with great fear. The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid;
for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the
people. For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is
Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you; you will find an infant
wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger’. And suddenly there was a
multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: ‘Glory
to God in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests’."